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Must read: the structure of scientific revolution https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_St
by strin 7y ago
Must read: the structure of scientific revolution https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_...
tl;dr most of the time science is incremental innovation. and big discovery comes as paradigm shifts, usually first started by a group of “non-mainstream” researchers at the time.
- dredmorbius 7y agoI've run across mention somewhere recently that Kuhn's work has been somewhat deprecated. Unfortunately I don't recall where I saw this, or in what ways it may have been. If this rings a bell with anyone, I'd appreciate a pointer or link.
- erreJulian 7y agoKuhn himself disowned much of his early views, refining his original intuitions in “The Structure”. There’s an essay on [1] in which he tries to offer a novel interpretation. [2]: [https://www.amazon.com/Road-since-Structure-Philosophical-Autobiographical/dp/0226457990](https://www.amazon.com/Road-since-Structure-Philosophical-Autobiographical/dp/0226457990) https://www.amazon.com/Road-since-Structure-Philosophical-Au...
- dredmorbius 7y agoThanks!
- 609venezia 7y agoWorking link: https://www.amazon.com/Road-since-Structure-Philosophical-Autobiographical/dp/0226457990/ref=dp_ob_title_bk https://www.amazon.com/Road-since-Structure-Philosophical-Au...
- erreJulian 7y agoThanks! Botched that one...